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Otto-von-Guericke-Universitaet Magdeburg

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4.13 / 5 based on 84 reviews
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Ana F
Universidad de Oviedo, Oviedo, Spain
Engineering, Chemical, Undergraduate, Erasmus
Languages
Language of instruction: German
Was learning German a key decision factor?
No, it wasn't.
How much did you improve your German?
My level before: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)
My level after: At ease in most situations
Language difficulties
Social
Educational
Administrative / Institutional
Overall
Personal comments
Many people in the Administration speak perfect english but the will not use it, even when they are realizing that you have problems to express yourself. This can be a bit hard, especially at the beginning when you have so many administrative tasks to be done and fixed.
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Ana F
Universidad de Oviedo, Oviedo, Spain
Engineering, Chemical, Undergraduate, Erasmus
Academic
Course recommendations
Inform yourself about all the possible lectures, teachers are normally really nice and ready to adapt their timetables to their student's. In Spain it was quite the opposite!
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My academic experiences
Quality of courses
Variety of courses
Access to resources
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
Personal comments
Maybe the practical training in the laboratories could have been a little more practical...
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My opinion of the university assessment
Exams at end of course
Exams throughout the course
Essays and/or projects at the end of course
Essays and/or projects throughout the course
Overall
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Ana F
Universidad de Oviedo, Oviedo, Spain
Engineering, Chemical, Undergraduate, Erasmus
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
I worked during my study abroad experience
Personal spending habits
Telephone: obviously I had to use my phone not only to talk with people in Germany but also with my family in Spain. Nightlife in this city was not really appealing to me... Travel: I wanted to use every opportunity to see new places.
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Telephone, Travel:
was more expensive than at home.
Food, Housing, Overall:
was the same price as at home.
Nightlife:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand text books
Second-hand household items
Computers / Internet
Administrative
Money from home
Personal comments
none
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Ana F
Universidad de Oviedo, Oviedo, Spain
Engineering, Chemical, Undergraduate, Erasmus
Overall
I wish I had known...
Maybe I would have tried studying some more semesters, not as an Erasmus student, but as normal student.
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In my opinion:
Most people loved it.
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Academic reasons
4
Culture
3
Costs
3
Activities
3
Campus life
3
Party / people
2
Weather / location
3
Personal recommendation
There are great opportunities to make practical trainings. Maybe it is worthy changing a bit nightlife for a few more opportunities of improving your C.V. I do not regret it at all!
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During my experience abroad, I ...
(1) Never – (4) A lot
Became familiar with another culture
4
Traveled
3
Improved language skills
4
Met people from other countries
3
Became more independent
4
Partied a lot
3
Experienced a change in life
4
Advanced my studies & career
4
Final comments
Talk to someone who lives in the city to know which places you should not go to. Racial issues can be important here, but easy to avoid with a little bit common sense.
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Ana F
Universidad de Oviedo, Oviedo, Spain
Engineering, Chemical, Undergraduate, Erasmus
Housing
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Independently - My choice
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
I chose to live with other german students because I thought it was the best way of improving my language skills, so maybe if I had to go back AS A STUDENT, I would do that again.
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Personal assessment
Cost
Facilities
Location
Cleanliness
Space
Personal comments
I first decided to apply for a room in one of the University's dorms, but I was so disappointed with the place, the cleanliness the absence of german students and the price, that I left and started looking for another place.One of the best things I've ever done!
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Ana F
Universidad de Oviedo, Oviedo, Spain
Engineering, Chemical, Undergraduate, Erasmus
Student life
Describe host city:
Students equally interact with the local and student community
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Nightlife: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment
Activities, Travel: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Activities
Nightlife
Travel
Overall
Personal comments
Just join the IKUS office for foreign students!
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